Ohio State defensive end Jack Sawyer almost had no idea what was going on during his 83-yard fumble return touchdown late in the fourth quarter that sealed

Ohio State defensive end Jack Sawyer ran a fumble back 83 yards for a touchdown to seal the Buckeyes' 28-14 win over Texas on Friday night in the College Football Playoff semifinals. Sawyer hit Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers before he could throw before scooping up the bouncing football and housing it for a game-defining play in a tightly contested Cotton Bowl.

Quinn Ewers had looked forward to seeing his old roommate at the Cotton Bowl, but not as up-close-and-personal as Jack Sawyer made the reunion, probably. A strip-sack and recovery and interminable 83-yard touchdown run with a little more than two minutes left,